Chapter 558: Serial boats, Lao Cao is finally connected
Let us also say that after Jiang Gan had an in-depth conversation with Sun Shao, he was finally convinced that this person was indeed very capable. Although he was not astonishingly talented, he was at least of the highest quality.
Not to mention anything else, just talk about the serial warships he proposed, which solved the problem of northern soldiers who were not adapted to water warfare and could not stand on the ship.
The big boats and small boats were connected from head to tail with iron rings, and then wooden planks were laid between the boats.
By then, not to mention people, even war horses can come and go freely, and no matter how strong the wind and waves are, the soldiers on the ship will not be affected by the bumps.
When Jiang Gan heard the timing of the serial boat, he was immediately shocked.
Wouldn't this just solve the naval problem that Cao Cao has been having a headache for a long time?
Because although Lu Yan has hundreds of thousands of naval troops under his command, he is not guaranteed victory when facing the well-prepared Jiangdong Navy. If Cao Cao's army can join in and fight in coordination with the navy, wouldn't it be even more important?
Are you sure?
After Jiang Gan talked with Sun Shao, he felt that he had benefited a lot. He stood up and saluted and extended an invitation to Sun Shao: "Sir, you are a great talent. Instead of living in a corner of Jiangdong with no ambitions, why not join the Prime Minister's command and show your talents?!"
I know that with the Prime Minister’s temperament of loving one another as much as his life, I will definitely put him in a good position.”
Where did Sun Shao dare to go? He was just following Zhou Yu's order to teach Jiang how to do chain boats...
"Prime Minister Cao has so many talents under his command, and there are also civil servants and counselors with outstanding minds and abilities like Brother Ziyi. When will Sun be able to make his mark..."
Sun Shao belittled himself and promoted Jiang Qian, which made Jiang Qian somewhat regretful in his joy, "Oh... I and Brother Sun just regret meeting each other late."
"In the future, when the Prime Minister takes Jiangdong, Brother Ziyi can come to me for a drink at any time." Sun Shao bowed his hands and consoled him with a smile.
Jiang Gan thought about it, and it was right!
As long as the serial boats are on board, Zhou Yu's navy will be defeated!
As long as Jiangdong does not have the protection of the Yangtze River and the navy, is it not easy for Cao Cao to round it up and flatten it?
Thinking of this, Jiang Gan said to Sun Shao: "In that case, without further delay, I will leave first!"
Sun Shao knew that Jiang Gan had successfully taken the bait, but whether Cao Cao would take the bait would only depend on fate.
Standing up, Sun Shao and Jiang Gan walked out of the thatched house together.
After sending Jiang Gan outside the camp, Sun Shao left.
After seeing Sun Shao walking away, Jiang Gan turned around.
He had no idea of returning to Zhou Yu's camp, but planned to go straight to the ferry, then boarded his own ferry, and finally hurried back to Cao Jun's military camp on the north bank.
In the camp of Cao Jun.
Jiang Qian excitedly poured out all his findings.
Especially when it comes to the serial ship plan, saliva is flying and it is blown up to the sky.
However, when Lao Cao heard about the serial ship plan, he immediately connected all Zhou Yu's plans together!
"So that's it!" Cao Cao suddenly realized, "Yes! The last piece of the puzzle finally appeared!
Zhou Yu asked me to lock up all the ships, and then use Huang Gai to set fire to Lu Meng when he surrendered and approached our army's water stronghold... In this way, our navy's warships would not be able to disperse. Not only would the warships be burned, but they would also be destroyed.
Even the camp will be completely burned down by a fire!"
The mystery that had troubled Cao Cao for more than a month was finally solved. Cao Cao suddenly felt that all the dark clouds above his head had dispersed, and his mood suddenly became brighter!
"good!"
Cao Cao nodded, smiled and said hello.
After hearing this, Jiang Qian also shouted in his heart, he felt that he had made a great contribution again!
Cao Cao sent away the red-faced Jiang Gan and said to himself: "Jiang Ziyi helped me figure out Zhou Yu's conspiracy. Even if there is no credit, there is still hard work... That's all. I will give him some credit later."
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The main reason is that Lao Cao is in a very good mood now, and everyone looks pretty, so even if Jiang Gan almost cheated him twice, he now thinks that the other party is helpful to him.
However, when Cao Cao sat down and pondered how to crack Zhou Yu's conspiracy, he suddenly thought of a very serious problem.
"It's almost winter now... The southeast wind on the Yangtze River only exists in summer and spring, and the northwest wind blows in autumn and winter. If he directly sets fire to the ship, wouldn't he be setting fire to himself?"
You know, Cao Cao's fleet is in the north of the Yangtze River, and Zhou Yu and Liu Bei's ships are in the south of the Yangtze River at Chibi.
Judging from the current relative position, Cao Cao's water village is located northwest of Zhou Yu's water village.
If a fire attack is launched from the Yangtze River, the only strategy is to set fire to ships. This requires a southeast wind, so that the fire ships can rush into Cao Cao's fleet at the fastest speed; if it is a northwest wind, it happens to be Zhou Yu.
In the direction of the water stronghold, if you launch a fire attack at this time, wouldn't you be doing yourself a favor?
Cao Cao thought about it and felt that Zhou Yu couldn't have thought of this. But Cao Cao really couldn't think of any other way to set fire besides fire boats. The Jiangdong Navy was not the Han Navy led by Lu Yan, so how could it have so many unique skills?
...
"I don't understand..." Cao Cao shook his head, but couldn't help but chuckled and said to himself: "I don't understand, but there is someone who definitely understands! I just don't know if he can get up now.
bed......"
That's right, it was Lu Yan that Cao Cao was talking about!
Lu Yan, this guy, has been really free and easy these past few days.
Using the excuse of "falling out" with Lao Cao, he accompanied his wife on sightseeing tours every day.
If they weren't still a little worried about the battle situation in Chibi, they might have gone to Xuzhou to bully the Dongzhou people with Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai...
In other words,
Ever since Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia secretly sold 300 armors to Yamatai, Yamatai's army has been like a magic weapon descending from the sky, defeating the Gounu Kingdom's army.
Yamatai not only regained all the lost territory, but also captured many villages in the Gounu Kingdom, which frightened all the countries in Eastern Continent for a while.
But Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia obviously will not let Yamatai maintain this invincible trend.
No, after the Gounu Kingdom found out that the invulnerable and iron-cut armor of the Han Dynasty came from the Han Dynasty, they also secretly sent envoys to the land of the Han Dynasty.
There is no need to go into detail about the subsequent operation. It is nothing more than selling weapons on both sides. While earning a large amount of gold and silver ore, it can also plunge Dongzhou into endless turmoil...
So, why does that country always like to make war everywhere? Because as long as there is a war, it can sell weapons. The more miserable others live, the more prosperous it can live.
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As soon as Lu Yan and Lu Lingqi returned to the camp, Cao Cao's guards secretly reported that Boss Cao wanted to see him.
Now Lu Yan and Cao Cao are still at odds with each other, and it is difficult to see each other directly, so the two can only make an appointment in a deserted place, and then secretly meet each other.
Lu Yan came to a mountain forest and looked at Cao Cao wearing night clothes. He suddenly felt like an underground organization was engaged in a joint...
"The king of heaven overshadows the tigers of the earth?"